The Council of Europe's Committee of
Ministers has expressed concern about the high number of
suicides in Italian prisons and the situations of people
suffering from mental disorders who are awaiting transfer from
prisons to alternative facilities.
In a statement on implementation of past sentences passed by the
European Court of Human Rights, it "noted with great concern
that the measures adopted so far by the authorities have not
stemmed the worrying negative trend of suicides in prison
observed since 2016 which persisted in 2023 and into the
beginning of 2024".
It urged the Italian authorities "to rapidly adopt further
remedial action and secure appropriate additional financial
resources to enhance domestic capacity to prevent suicides in
prison and to keep the Committee informed of the measures
adopted and the progress achieved".
On Friday prison guards union Uilpa said that 41 prisoners have
taken their own lives in Italian jails so far this year.
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